Gujarat Director General of Police has sought a report from state CID on senior IPS officer P P Pandey, declared absconding in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter killing case

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Director General of Police has sought a report from state CID on senior IPS officer P P Pandey, declared absconding in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter killing case.

"We have asked CID-Crime to send us a detailed report on Pandey and on receiving it we will talk to state Home department which will decide further course of action," DGP Amitabh Pathak told PTI.

However, the state Home Department was non-committal on whether state government was going to take any action against Pandey -- who is the Additional Director General of Police Ishrat case: Guj DGP seeks report from CID on missing top cop

"We have asked CID-Crime to send us a detailed report on Pandey and on receiving it we will talk to state Home department which will decide further course of action," DGP Amitabh Pathak told PTI.

However, the state Home Department was non-committal on whether state government was going to take any action against Pandey -- who is the Additional Director General of Police -- for his absence from duty for the last four months.

Terming the encounter as "fake", CBI has charged seven Gujarat policemen, including Pandey with murder and criminal conspiracy.

The special CBI court has declared him 'proclaimed absconder'. He appeared before the trial court on July 29 after Supreme Court directed him to remain present while rejecting his petition seeking quashing of FIR against him.

Last week, upon CBI's request, DGP instructed all district and city police chiefs to keep a tight vigil to trace him.

As CBI tightened its noose in Ishrat case, Pandey stopped attending his office as the state crime branch head in March, and went on medical leave. (More) PTI ADT PD KRK-- for his absence from duty for the last four months.

Terming the encounter as "fake", CBI has charged seven Gujarat policemen, including Pandey with murder and criminal conspiracy.

The special CBI court has declared him 'proclaimed absconder'. He appeared before the trial court on July 29 after Supreme Court directed him to remain present while rejecting his petition seeking quashing of FIR against him.

Last week, upon CBI's request, DGP instructed all district and city police chiefs to keep a tight vigil to trace him.

As CBI tightened its noose in Ishrat case, Pandey stopped attending his office as the state crime branch head in March, and went on medical leave.